Hôtel du Timbre
The Hôtel du Timbre, full name Hôtel du Timbre, de l'Enregistrement et des Domaines (lit. 'Stamp, Registration and Public Lands Building'), is a public building on 9–13, rue de la Banque in Paris, France.
Overview
The Hôtel du Timbre was created as part of the larger urban development project associated with the northwards extension of the rue de la Banque, initiated by royal decree of 1844 on land previously used in part by the convent of discalced Augustinians (of which the church survives as Notre-Dame-des-Victoires).[1] The land stood between the Bank of France, from which the street derived its name, and the stock exchange building, in the heart of what was then Paris's financial district. As part of that endeavor, architect Paul Lelong designed three prominent public buildings intended to be erected simultaneously, namely the Hôtel du Timbre on the new street's western side, and on the western side, the mairie du 2e arrondissement de Paris and adjacent barracks for the garde nationale de Paris .[2]
The Hôtel du Timbre was initially intended as a facility to produce and sell
After Lelong died in 1846, Victor Baltard replaced him as project architect and brought the building to completion. The corresponding civil service relocated from the rue de la Paix in 1848, and the complex was eventually completed in 1852.[3]
The building complex occupies a length of 114 meters on rue de la Banque, punctuated by several pavilions.
the Hôtel du Timbre was used by the stamp duty administration until 1973,[5] and subsequently became a local office of the French tax authorities until 2023.[3] It eventually reached a total floor size of about ten thousand square meters.[6]
In 2022, the Hôtel du Timbre was auctioned away by the French government.[7] It was purchased in early 2023 by Covéa, an insurance company.[6] In late 2023, a project was approved to convert it into mixed-usage including offices, coworking spaces, apartments, restaurant and retail commerce, on a design by architects Perrot & Richard and Asphalt.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Rue de la Banque - IIe arrondissement de Paris". Le Paris Pittoresque.
- ^ "Lelong Paul (1799-1846)". Amis et Passionnés du Père Lachaise (APPL). 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hôtel du Timbre". Asphalt.
- ^ Guy Antonetti, Fabien Cardoni & Matthieu de Oliveira (2007), Les ministres des Finances de la Révolution française au Second Empire - Dictionnaire biographique 1848-1870, Vincennes: Institut de la gestion publique et du développement économique, Comité pour l’histoire économique et financière de la France
- ^ a b Mathieu Raucy (2022). "Centre des Finances publiques - L'hôtel du Timbre". Paris Promeneurs.
- ^ a b Sophie Martins Da Costa (3 February 2023). "L'ancien hôtel du Timbre dans la poche d'un assureur mutualiste". CFNEWS IMMO.
- ^ Amaya Urgoiti Basurto (17 May 2022). "French government calls for offers for the former Hôtel du Timbre". REACT News.